The Cannabis Justice & Equity Initiative (CJEI) is closing out its Cannabis in the City tour with a powerful finale: Final Stop - The BQE, scheduled for Wednesday, September 24th, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton Street, Community Room #1. This gathering marks more than the end of a community series-it represents a vital continuation of conversations on equity, justice, and reinvestment in communities deeply impacted by decades of anti-cannabis enforcement.
The agreement establishes NCTI as CCA's official training partner for a one-year pilot program, offering curated training content to competitive carriers across North America. The partnership is designed to equip CCA members with specialized skills to address critical operational gaps in areas such as frontline leadership, people skills, and customer care. The partnership will include joint webinars to bring NCTI's training and workforce development expertise to the CCA member community.
According to the company's announcement, the new network will deliver enhanced speeds, improved storm resilience, and expanded economic opportunities to residents across Miami-Dade County. Tillman Fiber's 100% fiber network is engineered with storm-resistant design features, intended to address Miami-Dade's unique vulnerability to severe weather events that can disrupt broadband services. Construction on the new network started in June 2025 and will proceed in phases, allowing customers to access services as network segments come online.
As an assemblymember representing the west side of Manhattan and the CEO of one of the city's largest homeless services organizations, we grapple with this complexity daily-how mental health and substance use disorders often interact to push stable housing further out of reach, creating a vicious cycle that plays out in our streets and subways. Project Renewal has quietly developed and tested occupational therapy programs that address the daily living skills essential for housing stability, from medication management to emotional regulation and job interview preparation.
If you're struggling to prove the ROI of your corporate training, you're not alone. Nearly 80% of L&D teams face this challenge. The result is budget cuts and a poor understanding of training's real value, which undermines both the industry and day-to-day L&D work. iSpring is bringing industry leaders together in person to tackle the ROI crisis head-on. This exclusive event is designed for professionals shaping the future of corporate learning: L&D leaders and managers Instructional designers HR leaders and decision-makers Corporate training experts
LinkedIn's chief economic opportunity officer recently warned that AI is "breaking" entry-level jobs that have historically served as stepping stones for young workers. As Aneesh Raman wrote in The New York Times, "Breaking first is the bottom rung of the career ladder." AI tools are performing simple coding and debugging tasks that junior software developers once did to gain experience, along with work that young employees in the legal and retail sectors traditionally handled.
Columbia Distributing leaders believe they've tapped into a pipeline for the next generation of beer industry workers. On the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast, Columbia president and CEO Chris Steffanci, VP of sales, Portland Chris Watzig and former intern Rebecca Logan share the ins and outs of the Pacific Northwest distributor's Beer Careers Program. Watzig and Logan offer decades-apart experience of the 10-week paid internship program, which introduces participating students to all elements of Columbia's business and operations.
Continuing-education programs are one way for colleges and universities to provide targeted offerings and credentialing opportunities for alumni, adults in the region lacking postsecondary education and the local workforce. They also provide flexible support offerings, recognizing the competing identities and responsibilities adult learners hold. The School of Continuing and Professional Studies at Washington University in St. Louis houses certificate programs, undergraduate and graduate degrees, prison education initiatives, and lifelong learning courses for adults in retirement.
"How's that going to work when ten years in the future you have no one that has learned anything," he asked. "My view is you absolutely want to keep hiring kids out of college and teaching them the right ways to go build software and decompose problems and think about it, just as much as you ever have."
The $15 million infusion into the St. Louis Brewery revitalizes the manufacturing ecosystem in Missouri, modernizing supply chain infrastructure for efficiency and job creation.
New York City is investing billions in workforce development yet continues to overlook three of its most powerful, scalable, and community-rooted workforce engines: the arts, public libraries, and the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP).
California is the home of innovation and technology that is driving the nation's economic growth - including the emerging AI industry. As Donald Trump chooses to take our nation back to the past by dismantling laws protecting public safety, California will continue to lead the way with smart and effective policymaking.
Learning how to consciously switch between these two states, known as the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, was key to my recuperation -and an unexpected masterclass in adaptive organizational leadership.
"AI is transforming the way we live and work, and Oregon should not be left behind," Kotek said in a press release announcing the investment. "This collaboration with Nvidia helps us meet the moment."
Peter Koerte, the chief technology officer and chief strategy officer at Siemens AG, points to research that shows that the average tenure of a U.S. manufacturing worker has slipped from 20 years in 2019 to just 3 years in 2023.
"This information is essential to identify gaps, make smart investments, and create policies that help people build stable, secure lives," said Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, the sponsor of both survey bills.
With such a significant investment proposed for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, it is vital to ensure that workforce development is transparent and accountable.
